From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id C58FF1F0862; Thu, 8 Jun 2017 19:39:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from vserver.gregn.net (vserver.gregn.net [174.136.110.154]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C54781F0854 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2017 19:39:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from vbox.gregn.net (unknown [IPv6:2001:470:d:6c5:ad40:ad3f:42e0:6ae3]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by vserver.gregn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BEDC512A for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2017 16:39:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=gregn.net; s=default; t=1496965194; bh=m/VyxKCWn043f77V2qLRGFymazugGmV9HFHF1VSkp+w=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=Xk5QVxPCwuU5DPrtN5Y2dsPxIJPwqBKqws1ad8Ok2LiVgMjCWMVWvMxkxZ6MIRN/K 8wI8VXOj+vBuMy+ciQN5RHzpx2DLnkgA4x3AfMpQ5D4G2guhiHGo3DcQslrGQxQKTx 13rdnWChVWU/tLubvbYEoof0W2MVJ/xSfnI7XEKSuRfgg7326H0vpWi88sTl2A9qlF wnamXLfj2U56XjT2xiEvoNWu5vEfyi7MAWSTNrZ67SWT0NcZsIs2uImq+bgnm8ZGFA W1tgJ4yWQxW3yBMTjtEMuv1ffEuQ/IzffaIWn/QTJHl5r7ChoD5fRRVYlnpAtRpabT 4KGXE6/ByskqQ== Received: from greg by vbox.gregn.net with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1dJ71v-000211-Mt for speakup@linux-speakup.org; Thu, 08 Jun 2017 16:39:55 -0700 Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 16:39:55 -0700 From: Gregory Nowak To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: supporting more than ttyS* Message-ID: <20170608233955.GA6986@gregn.net> References: <20170602235657.hp5ta2g6jvrsijle@var.youpi.perso.aquilenet.fr> <20170603004451.GA24509@gregn.net> <20170603123241.dvmmhbdq2cwz7nnl@var.youpi.perso.aquilenet.fr> <20170604062241.GD4605@qlf.suddenlink.net> <20170604083717.nrmaztqgzym2rxos@var.youpi.perso.aquilenet.fr> <20170604224730.GA22575@gregn.net> <45AB8D04-640E-418B-B002-4B232F118A4D@gmail.com> <20170607134012.GA2444@sanghar> <20170607214859.GA20133@gregn.net> <87h8zrdpz5.fsf@the-brannons.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87h8zrdpz5.fsf@the-brannons.com> X-PGP-Key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.99.2 at vserver X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2017 23:39:58 -0000 On Wed, Jun 07, 2017 at 10:10:22PM -0700, Chris Brannon wrote: > I looked through the Braille Blazer manual. The only thing it really > says is that if speech is enabled for the parallel port, then when a > document is sent to the port, the Braille Blazer will speak it. > I read that as "speak whatever is dumped as it comes". They probably > didn't intend this to be used with screen readers; it was a nice feature > that let you hear a document being read to you as it was being > embossed. Though I really don't know how someone could understand the > synth while the Braille Blazer was making all its clickity-clack racket. That's what I gathered when I looked through it last night. Since the service manual would deal with servicing the hardware, it's possible it also went into more detail on parallel port communication (E.G. if it handshakes in some way, and how). I'm not able to get my hands on that though, it sounds like it would be an interesting read. Greg -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org